Last night (15 Shahrivar 1404 / September 6, 2025), a group of students residing in the Chamran dormitory at the University of Tehran held a protest against a 47 percent rise in meal prices for the 1404–1405 academic year (2025–2026) and the poor quality of the dormitory cafeteria’s meals. Students placed their food on the floor to demonstrate against the steep price increase paired with declining food quality, and demanded immediate accountability from officials.
Accompanied by representatives from the dormitory’s Student Council — including its nutrition task force and the council secretary — the students put their demands directly and unmediated to representatives of the Office of Dormitory Affairs. According to a statement from the public relations office of the Chamran Dormitory Student Council, the protesters’ primary demands were:
• Cancellation of the sudden and unreasonable price increase.
• Immediate and guaranteed improvement in cafeteria meal quality.
• Provision of meals in sealed packaging to improve hygiene.
• Transparency regarding the operations of the Chamran dormitory kitchen and a guarantee that lunch will be provided to all resident students.
The statement noted that the dormitory kitchen had been established following the Student Council’s efforts; nevertheless, officials have so far refused to guarantee the provision of lunch throughout the academic year.
The University of Tehran Student Council said that ministry officials or other responsible agencies declined to guarantee uninterrupted lunch service during the academic year — a development that further inflamed student anger. Before the protest began, security personnel warned council representatives about the potential consequences of staging the demonstration; despite these warnings, council representatives insisted on the legitimacy of the demands and vowed to pursue them until a satisfactory outcome is achieved.
Protesters warned that the gathering was only the beginning, and that broader protest actions would follow if their demands were ignored. The event took place against a broader
